AG 2012 09 17 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services State Certifications and Assurances Section 3. DRUG -FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTEES OTHER THAN INDIVIDUALS) A. The applicant certifies that it will or will continue to provide a drug -free workplace by: a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; b) Establishing an on -going drug -free awareness program to inform employees about: i. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; ii. The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug -free workplace; iii. Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and iv. The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a); d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will: i. Abide by the terms of the statement; and ii. Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; e) Notifying the agency, in writing, within 10 calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(ii) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Notice shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant; f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(ii), with respect to any employee who is so convicted: i. Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, ; or ii. Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug -free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). Page 3 of 4 Attachment number 3 F -6 Page 151